Statues of Gettysburg Heroes

What do you know about the twenty bronze statues of Gettysburg heroes? This short quiz is part of our collection of Gettysburg quizzes. You will find another quiz in an early blog post. For a quick refresher of the portrait statues that you can visit on a Gettysburg bike ride, see Civil War Cycling’s “Statues at Gettysburg” page.

Gettysburg Quiz – USA Statues

This quiz has 10 multiple-choice questions. After submitting your last answer, please expect a multi-second delay before your results are presented. Good luck!

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Which statements are clearly TRUE about the Women’s Memorial? (Select all that are true.)

 The woman is German immigrant Elizabeth Masser Thorn.

 Ron Tunison sculpted this statue, which was dedicated in 2002.

 The statue is located in Evergreen Cemetery, a privately owned cemetery that was occupied by Union soldiers during the Battle of Gettysburg.

 The woman’s husband, Peter, was serving in the 138th Pennsylvania Infantry (away from Gettysburg) in July, 1863.

Identify the names of the statues, in order.

 John C. Robinson, John L. Burns, James S. Wadsworth

 Abner Doubleday, William Corby, George S. Greene

 John F. Reynolds, John L. Burns, A.A. Humphreys

 John C. Robinson, William Corby, Alexander Hays

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Which statements are clearly TRUE? (Select all that are true.)

 This statue of Abner Doubleday is located on South Reynolds Avenue on McPherson’s Ridge.

 The round circle on the monument represents the 11th Corps, Army of the Potomac.

 J. Massey Rhind was the sculptor of this monument that was dedicated in 1917.

 This statue was the first to be erected on the Gettysburg battlefield.

Which statements are clearly TRUE? (Select all that are true.)

 The first photo shows the George S. Greene statue (dedicated in 1907 and sculpted by R. Hinton Perry) on Culp’s Hill. Greene was from Rhode Island.

 The second photo shows the Gouverneur K. Warren statue (dedicated in 1888 and sculpted by Karl Gerhardt) on Little Round Top. Warren was from New York.

 The third photo shows the John Gibbon statue (dedicated in 1988 and sculpted by Terry Jones) on Cemetery Ridge. Gibbon was born in Pennsylvania but moved to North Carolina as a child.

 All three statues depict generals in the Army of the Potomac.

Which statue is closest to Little Round Top?

 The first photo – On Crawford Avenue, the Samuel W. Crawford Statue (dedicated 1988, sculpted by Ron Tunison) .

 The second photo – Near the Williams Avenue fork from Slocum Avenue, the John W. Geary Statue (dedicated 1915, sculpted by J. Otto Schweitzer).

 The third photo – In Soldiers’ National Cemetery, the John F. Reynolds Statue (dedicated 1872, sculpted by John Quincy Adams Ward).

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Which statements are clearly TRUE about Mary Virginia “Jennie” Wade? (Select all that are true.)

 Jennie Wade was the only known civilian killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.

 Jennie Wade was barely twenty-years-old when she was killed by a bullet while baking bread in her sister’s Baltimore Street home.

 Jennie Wade is buried in Soldiers’ National Cemetery.

 Jennie’s sister, Georgia, gave birth to a child in her Baltimore Street home shortly before the Battle of Gettysburg.

Where are these statues located?

 Humphreys – Near Emmitsburg Road and Sickles Avenue.
Buford – Near Chambersburg Road and Stone Avenue.
Hays – Hancock Avenue in Ziegler’s Grove.

 Humphreys – Near Chambersburg Road and Stone Avenue.
Buford – Hancock Avenue in Ziegler’s Grove.
Hays – Slocum Avenue near Williams Avenue.

 Humphreys – South Reynolds Avenue on McPherson’s Ridge.
Buford – Wheatfield Road near Crawford Avenue.
Hays – Hancock Avenue in Ziegler’s Grove.

 Humphreys – Humphreys Avenue.
Buford – Near Chambersburg Road and Stone Avenue.
Hays – Slocum Avenue near Culp’s Hill.

Which of these statues are located on Cemetery Ridge? (Select all that are true.)

 First photo – The Albert H. Woolson Statue (dedicated 1956, sculpted by Avard Fairbanks) on the north end of Hancock Avenue.

 Second photo – The Father William Corby Statue (dedicated 1910, sculpted by Samuel A. Murray) on the south end of Hancock Avenue.

 Third photo – The Francis C. Barlow Statue (dedicated 1922, sculpted by J. Massey Rhind) on Howard Avenue.

Which statue depicts a Major in the Army of the Potomac?

 First photo – William W. Wells Statue (dedicated 1913, sculpted by J. Otto Schweitzer).

 Second photo – Albert H. Woolson Statue (dedicated 1956, sculpted by Avard Fairbanks).

 Third photo – John L. Burns (dedicated 1903, sculpted by Albert G. Bureau).

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Who is this brigadier general and commander of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac?

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 John F. Reynolds (1820–63), the highest ranking officer to die at the Battle of Gettysburg.

 Gouverneur K. Warren (1830–82), the man who scrambled to get Union reinforcements to Little Round Top before Confederates from Texas and Alabama attacked on July 2, 1863.

 James S. Wadsworth (1807–64), whose division included the famous Iron Brigade who met the Confederate attack on McPherson’s Ridge on July 1, 1863.

 Alexander S. Webb (1835–1911), whose brigade repulsed Georgian Confederates on July 2, 1863, on the north end of Cemetery Ridge, and repulsed Pickett’s Charge on July 3 near the Copse of Trees.

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Further Reading

Leon Reed wrote an interesting article for the American Battlefield Trust on the topic of Gettysburg monuments as works of art. He chose the John Buford portrait statue as his leading image. While working on my guidebook for bicycling the Gettysburg battlefield park, I visited the Buford monument. Here we are on the east side of Chambersburg Road.

• Dedication: July 1, 1895 (32nd Anniversary)
• Sculptor: James Edward Kelly (1855–1933)
• Location: Chambersburg Road (McPherson’s Ridge)
• GPS (lat, lon): 39.83789, -77.25167

The following excerpt from the guidebook, Bicycling Gettysburg National Military Park, (p. 173) captures highlights for the Buford monument, which is one of twenty sculptures in the “Bronze Statues of Individuals” chapter:

John Buford, Jr. (1826–63) was born in the “border state” of Kentucky but did not heed the call of Kentucky’s governor to fight for the Confederacy. Buford graduated from West Point in 1848 in the upper half of his class. At Gettysburg, Brig. Gen. John Buford faced Confederate Maj. Gen. Henry Heth, who graduated in 1847 at the bottom of his class. On July 1, 1863, his cavalry division held the Confederate army at bay until Union 1st Corps infantry arrived. One of the four ordnance rifles (number 233) at the base of the Buford Monument fired the first artillery shot of the Battle of Gettysburg.

You can read a full description and editorial reviews for the Civil War Cycling paperback guidebook on our shop page.

Also for your reference, Civil War Cycling hosts a hyperlinked Order of Battle for the Army of the Potomac. It will help you to place Brig. Gen. John Buford in the Federal command structure. Buford played a pivoted role on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. You can learn more about Buford’s role by visiting our Study Notes for Day 1 at Herr’s and McPherson’s Ridges.